Condemnation, guilt, doubt. Is it possible that
the enemy of your soul is using these common
emotions to keep you from experiencing God's
love and God's power? You know that feeling I
have at times like, I'm a terrible person. I'm
worthless. No one could love me. Those are not
from God. Question, how do you get rid of them?
Let's tackle that one together today. Thank you
for being with us for this edition of Living
on the Edge with Chip Ingram. Chip serves as
our Bible teacher for this global teaching and
discipleship ministry, helping Christians develop
an authentic faith. While we're in the middle
of our series, The Invisible War, what every
believer needs to know about Satan, demons, and
spiritual warfare. And quickly, if you've missed
any part of this study, catch up at livingontheedge
.org or wherever you listen to podcasts. Well,
with that, here's Chip with part two of his talk,
How to Prepare Yourself for Spiritual Battle.
Satan's attacks aren't merely deception, but
accusation. He's the accuser of the brethren,
guilt and condemnation of the believer. This
happens when we willfully turn away from what
we know is God's will. We open ourselves to satanic
attack. And we all do this, right? We know what's
right to do. I remember in... I really think
it was a great prayer in the tradition that I
grew up in. We had a lot of rote prayers, and
one of the prayers went something like, forgive
us for the things that we have done, and forgive
us those things which we should have done. I
don't remember it very well, because there was
a lot of ought to have done's and ought not to
have done's, and I can't remember the old English.
But when I know this is what God wants me to
do, The belt of truth is nothing more and nothing
less than being honest with God and honest with
yourself. The breastplate of righteousness is
the application of the truth to your life. You
know what's right. Are you obeying? When we don't,
it opens you to demonic influence. And again,
when I use that word, demonic influence, oh,
that sounds so weird and out there. You remember
Saul? You know, he was the first king and he
felt inadequate for the job and was very humble.
And then he went wayward and he was fearful and
he really, really cared deeply about what everyone
thought. And he was given a very clear command
and he was to wait on the prophet and he didn't
wait on the prophet. And many of you know the
story. And if you don't, here's the point. He
knew exactly what to do and he did the opposite.
And then he was confronted and then he rationalized.
And then finally, he's begging the prophet not
to leave. But if you track Saul's life from that
moment of major disobedience, God says, I've
set him aside. He goes and anoints David. And
then out of that disobedience, he wants information
and he wants help, and he starts consulting mediums
and gets involved in demonic affairs. Now, he's
deceived. And notice what was Saul's goal. He
wants to protect his turf. He was envious of
what might happen with David. He didn't, it was
the me, it was the ego. That's what the enemy
does. Boy, don't let anyone else get credit.
Don't let them talk about David's 10 ,000s and
just my thousands. And the more and more then
envy set in, and then pretty soon he's being
deceived, and then comes the condemnation. Remember
Peter. I mean, what a great picture of, You know,
30 seconds, God speaks through you. 30 seconds
later, and the enemy's speaking through you.
And this isn't some weird guy. This is someone
who loves God, who's left his family. He's all
in. He'll do whatever God wants him to do. Who
do men say that I am? Well, some say John the
Baptist. Some say one of the prophets. But who
do you say that I am? Peter. Thou art the Christ,
the son of the living God. Peter. that's not
you. The Father has revealed that to you. Give
me five, bro. I don't think he really said that,
but I mean, it was like, wow. And then it says,
and then Jesus from that time began to explain
how he must suffer by the chief priest and die
for the sake of the nation. And Peter pulls him
aside and basically goes, no way. What are you
thinking? You don't get the program. We signed
up. We're going to take down Rome. We're going
to sit on thrones for you. In other words, I'm
totally committed to you, but I thought the promise
was a crown, not a cross. And do you remember?
The Father just spoke through him. And do you
remember Jesus' words? Get behind me, Satan.
Now, was he saying Peter was Satan? Of course
not. What's he saying? This is how men think.
This is about your agenda. This is about using
your walk with me and faith in me, not to serve
me, not to honor the Father. Peter, this is all
about you. That's Satan. That's his agenda. By
the way, I think that is what destroys the church
and destroys Christians more than anything else.
It's the most sincere of us. who want to do God's
will, but the subtlety is we want to do God's
will with an entitlement expectation of what
it's going to get for us and how people see us
and what we're going to get. I'm taking up my
cross to follow you for a crown, for what I'll
get, for how people will see me. I think some
of the most deluded, satanically influenced people
in all the world are religious people. And not
just in Christianity. The most dangerous people
in the world is if you actually believe something
that's such a huge lie. I mean, ponder. I mean,
this is happening all over the world right now.
Little boys in Saudi Arabia. Little boys in Iran.
Little boys in parts of Indonesia. They're being
taught that, you know, this is what God wants.
These infidels are ruining the world. There is
another life and your greatest contribution and
the great reward is if you kill them. These are
kids. They're just kids. An 11 -year -old straps
a bomb on himself and waves to the soldiers.
And the Humvee comes by and he pushes a button.
And he's convinced. And the parents may even
get a little payoff and be esteemed in the community
because of what your son has done. I mean, this
isn't just delusions and Christianity and wickedness
and lies. This is very, very, very serious. That's
why truth matters. And that's why if there's
not truth in my heart and your heart, if there's
not truth in your small group and in your family,
if there's not truth in your church, and if there's
not truth in America, wow! You can see where
we're going and why. And so here's the application,
therefore, to the one who knows what's right
to do and doesn't do it. To him, it is sin. Now,
I want to clarify something because I, at least
in my experience, I think Christians get confused
between the difference between conviction and
condemnation. And we have many different personality
types in the room. There's my kind of personality
and many others, and there's personalities like
my wife. But we are on the opposite ends of the
continuum, and most of you are in between. I'm
sort of a big picture. The end can kind of justify
the means. The rules were primarily made for
other people. It's the spirit of the law, not
the letter of the law. And some people, when
you talk about being honest and scrutiny, they
literally, I mean, my wife is the other end of
this world. But it's like she may live more purely
than most people, and she will just agonize over
some little thing she said in some way at some
time. And so what I want you to know is if you
don't know the difference between condemnation
and conviction, you'll get very, very confused.
Conviction is very specific, and the goal is
to restore you to your Heavenly Father. Condemnation
is vague, and it makes you feel worthless and
makes you want to go away from your Heavenly
Father. And they can both be around the same
issue. You're a man and something pops up on
the screen or a very beautiful young woman who
doesn't have many clothes on and you can't control
the first look, but the next three looks you
could have controlled and your mind went somewhere
else or it could be a woman and you walk into
someone else's house and you've been thinking
about it, wanting about it, talking about it.
Your husband isn't quite on board, but you want
to remodel that kitchen and they remodel their
kitchen. Not only that, but they landscape the
backyard and they got the little fountain and
your heart is starting to grow. with envy and
resentment toward your husband all at the same
time. And that's floating around. And the enemy,
always working with the heart, can say to a man,
you're worthless. You call yourself a Christian?
How could you have thought? It's one thing, but
look at how you logged on. Look at how you acted.
You are... You're a terrible person. You think
God's going to listen to you? You think your
kids or your wife ought to respect you? What
a loser. You know what that makes a man feel
like? The whole life's impossible. I can't do
this. And you start believing that. And by the
way, you become what you believe. Period. It's
really interesting to me when people tell me,
oh, I believe this or I believe that or I believe
that. It's a bunch of baloney. You want to know
what you believe? Just look at your behavior.
That's what you believe. What you actually believe
is how you act. Oh, I believe everything that
I have belongs to God. Really? So do you give
first and foremost off the top? Are you creating
a heart of generosity? Are you? I think the most
important person in the world is God. but I don't
have time to read his word, don't have time to
be with other people. In other words, what I
actually believe. And see, that's where the deception
is, especially in a world where we intellectualize
things. Over here, I actually think I believe
this. But if your life doesn't tell the same
story as your thoughts, there's a word for that
that we don't like, hypocrite. The Greek word
comes from wearing a mask in the Greek theater.
And that's why Paul says in Romans 12, let love
be without hypocrisy. In other words, take off
your mask. Love can only happen when the real
you shows up. But the real you can't show up
if you feel condemned, if you feel worthless.
You'll hide it. You'll pose. And by the way,
I love the way you guys are looking at me. We're
really having fun together. The issue is not
if you do this. It's just how much and when.
You're human. We all pose. We all project that
we love more, that we're more holy, we're more
this, we're more that. But the more we can be
honest and realize, you know, the most beautiful
person in the whole world is the real you, not
who I can project. I mean, I don't want to project
that, you know, I'm a really good husband, I'm
a good pastor, and I'm a good grandfather, and,
you know, I really love God, and I'm trying and
all those things. But I know there's a presentation.
even unconscious, that I just want it to be a
little bit better than it is. And so do you.
But what I do know is I spend time with God,
and even as I'm walking, when he brings those
to my mind and to my heart, if I can learn to
pause and in real time, oh, you know, that was
a lot of chip and not too much of you, then it
restores that connectedness. You understand what
I'm saying? And so condemnation is you're a bad
person. Conviction is you logged on, you looked
at this, you knew it was wrong, you continued
to do it. That put a division between you and
me. You sat there and you smiled and you told
her you loved her kitchen and down deep you hated
that she had it and you don't. And condemnation
is what kind of terrible person would not be
happy for my best friend who has a good kitchen?
I feel terrible. I drive home. I drive home and
I feel like I'm a terrible person. I can't believe
I thought things like that. Well, why? Don't
humans sin? Aren't you human? You just sin. But
if it's condemnation, you know what? There's
only one thing to do. Stop off. I like a triple
latte, six shots. I'll have two of the chocolate
cakes. I think I'll feel better. Know what you'll
do. Then you'll feel guilty for what you ate,
right? Then you'll look in the mirror and go,
I just can't believe it. I am such a loser. I've
gained three pounds, you know? Yeah, the difference
is, God will say, that was envy. Can you rejoice
for what I've given her and recognize that I'm
a good God and I'll take care of you? And the
moment you agree with God about that, not hide
it, not deny it, the moment you agree, you know,
it's wrong. I am pulled like a magnet into these
naked bodies, and then I feel dirty afterwards,
and then I'm condemnation. God, you understand.
You confess it, and you're cleansed from all
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overcoming things we'll talk about a little bit
later. But could I ask you just for a moment,
is there any personal issues you need to address?
I mean, the goal here is not that we just like,
wow, let's learn about this. So let me give you
a list of areas that I find that we tend to struggle
with. And just lean back. This is not like, oh,
I got to get this down. No. You don't need to
get this down. You need to get this in. Just
lean back, pencils down. Is there anyone you
need to forgive? Any unresolved relationship?
God, show me. And by the way, if it's real vague,
I mean, you don't have to try and conjure up
sin. The Holy Spirit's like really active. It's
Bob, all right? It's Lucy. Or how about, what
about someone that's not with us anymore? And
there's still resentment in your heart. And,
you know, they still exert power over your life.
I've actually had to write letters to people
that have died to get out of me, this is what
happened, and this was wrong, and this was hurt,
and I forgive you. It wasn't for their benefit,
it was for mine. Any issues with purity? In your
thoughts? In your speech? Any issues in your
finances? Are they where God wants them to be?
Saving is a good thing, but has it become a security?
Retirement funds are really important, but have
you drawn some line that God can't touch this?
Because I'm just not sure they had all those
rules. in ages past? Is your generosity and your
giving where you think God wants it to be? I
don't know. And by the way, Jesus is not asking
these questions so you all can look as guilty
as you look at me. Okay? I mean, hey, hey, let's
try this. Wow, I need to address that. Okay.
My money's messed up. I probably should be giving
way different than I am now. Great. Here's Jesus.
Wonderful. Now we got that on the table. Would
you like to, would you want more guilt, more
condemnation? You want to keep living with this
because you're afraid and Satan's getting fear
because if you give, then this will happen and
this will happen. Or just want to confess it.
And why don't we get on a new plan together?
And why don't you experience the joy of what
I have? And remember, it's not yours, it's mine.
And together, we're going to do some really great
stuff. And here's the thing. I promise to always
take care of you. And it doesn't make you more
holy if you give more than other people. Why
don't you give what I want you to give? Well,
how would I know? He'll speak to you. I think
we're having way too much fun in this very convicting
time. Are your priorities where you think they
need to be? I don't mean legalistic, but... Time
with God. Are you taking care of your body the
way that you believe God wants you to take care
of your body? And, you know, I'm not looking
for people to be in Muscle Magazine or on the
front of us or, you know. But it is his temple.
Are there any habits that... You're just so tired
of feeling like you're condemned. And whether
it's media or food or all those different things
that we do when we're tired, when we're hungry,
when we're depressed, and we're discouraged.
Right? We have patterns. And there is no condemnation
for those that are in Christ. It's, would you
come? and let me help you. Are you beginning
to see, I'm sure we were, you know, oh, we're
going to talk about demons. This is demonic influence.
Some of you are neutralized in your faith and
in trusting God, and it's over stuff like food.
It's over the Spirit has talked to you and talked
to you and talked to you. And others, it's media,
you know, and it's not even bad media. But just
when it's time to get up and do what you need
to do, you just, we're lazy. I mean, I'm sorry.
It's not one we use anymore. It's like one of
the seven deadly sins. So it's like still in
the game. Laziness isn't like eating chocolates
and watching TV and, you know, binging on Netflix
for three days. Laziness is not doing what needs
to be done when it needs to be done. And we get
soft, especially as we get older. Self -discipline
is what? It's a fruit of the Spirit. It's what
God produces in our life. And so living with
low -grade guilt and low -grade condemnation,
it gives you this sense that you don't measure
up, this sense of depression. And then you and
I have... patterns that we live with, and we
do it with food and media, and hopefully, I call
them the more righteous sins. I don't think there's
righteous sins, but there's just ones that don't
have quite as much impact negatively. I mean,
like going to the refrigerator is a lot better
than having an affair, only because of the consequences.
So, okay, I'm putting on my armor, and so you're
really saying, Like the real army against these
evil spirits that are trying to destroy and deceive
are about like being honest with God, being in
his word and responding to what he already showed
me. Yes, you're protecting your heart. I love
one commentator. He puts it this way. He says,
words are a weak defense against condemnation,
but a good life is. The third thing is having
your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel.
piece. And here's the metaphor, and it's Roman
soldiers. They wore sandals, but there was a
bottom and a bit of a top, and they would wrap
around and tie all the way up to the knee. And
they would either have little knobs or, in some
cases, actually have nails out the bottom. Historians
say that it was invented by Alexander the Great,
and many of his great accomplishments he felt
like It was his army's ability because they were
stable. I mean, if you've ever seen a wide receiver,
right? He makes his cut. If he slips, what happens?
You know, he doesn't get the ball. Probably the
other team does. Or a defensive back, I'm going
to go and go, and he loses his footing. So having
sure established footing in your faith is critical.
The Romans then adapted this. And that preparation
means establishment, a firm foundation. It conveys
the idea of readiness to share the gospel. And
it's an idea of understanding and living out
of, I am a man or a woman saved by the gospel
of grace. You understand the gospel. Understand
this, Satan always attacks grace. Always attacks
grace. So much of cult, so much of performance
-driven Christianity, it's all about what you
do instead of what God has done. And God loves
me. I can still remember this. I was so legalistic
in my early years. And the group that I grew
up with, they did not intend this. They never
said this. But my personality, my workaholism,
it was like, you really got rewarded if you spent
time with God. So I did. If you had man -to -man
time, so I did it with five people. If you were
in a Bible study, so I was in a Bible study.
And I led a Bible study. If you would memorize
scripture, so they did one or two. Man, I started
doing chapters. I have hundreds of verses memorized.
And I got a lot of, you know, bad boys. And what
I did is I just took my same desperate insecurities
that I had as a young man growing up, and no
matter what you did, it never really measured
up. But work, work, work, work, work, work, work,
work, work. I was a workaholic by the time I
was 12. And then the first few months I was a
Christian, seven nights, I just, there was this
joy and this freedom. And then pretty soon. I
took those same old patterns. Just because you're
out of the kingdom of darkness and the kingdom
of light, it doesn't mean that everything just
changes overnight. It means you're a new person,
and just like a baby is born, it has to learn
to walk. It has to learn to take steps. It has
to grow and has a responsibility. And I became
this person that was completely deceived. I remember
it was two and a half years into my faith, and
I was walking. We had to imagine that, like,
campus and all these beautiful brick buildings
with ivy and then sidewalks that all in the center.
We called it the quadrangle. And I remember walking
in the quadrangle and the sun was coming that
way. And there was a co -ed that I knew, not
a girlfriend, just a co -ed. And we were kind
of friends and sort of had lost sight. And we
paused and talked for a minute. And God really
used this co -ed. And we got into a serious discussion
quickly. She goes, you know, Chip, I remember
when you first came here as a freshman. And you
were just a really neat guy. You were just so
happy and fun to be around. But, boy, you've
really changed. And I don't care what the subject
is. It's a verse pops out of your mouth. All
I know is whenever I'm around you, I feel bad
about myself. And I don't know if I'd ever want
to be a Christian, but if being a committed Christian
is what you are, I can tell you one thing. I'd
never be one of those. You know what my first
response was? I turned around. 1 Corinthians
2 .12, those who do not have the Spirit of God
do not understand the things that are given by
the Spirit of God. Completely defensive. Then
I went back to my dorm room, and the Holy Spirit
said, that was not her, that was me. You have
an external righteousness. Your joy is gone.
You think because you pray every day, have a
quiet time, memorize verses, and are doing all
this stuff, you're pleasing to me. You are a
jerk and a Pharisee. Here's how I measure growth.
Do you love me and do you love people? And this
girl whom I love and I want to reach is repelled
by you. Boy, you talk about tears. And I like
to say that was a really big moment. I've had
one of those. I've had a lot of those. I've had
a lot of those over the years. And I thought
I was doing such a good thing and the right thing
and for the right reason. Deception, condemnation,
it's grace. But what he does, he wants to cast
doubt. 2 Corinthians 11, verses 3 and 4, he says,
Paul is praying, he says, I don't want you to
be deceived like... Eve was. And he then gives
us the gospel. In fact, I want to take just a
moment, and you all know this, and you don't
even need to turn there, but can I read the gospel
just so we understand it is not going to church,
trying hard, being a shade more moral, and trying
to be a nice person. Those are some of the results.
1 Corinthians 15, now I make it known to you,
brethren, the gospel, literally the word just
means good news, which I preach to you, which
you also received, in which also you stand, by
which you were also saved, if you hold fast,
or literally, since you hold fast the word which
I preach to you, unless you believed in vain.
For I deliver to you of first importance what
I also received. Christ died for our sins, literally
in our place, according to the scriptures. And
that he was buried and that he was raised on
the third day according to the scriptures. And
that he appeared to Cephas, that's Peter, then
to the 12. And then he appeared to more than
500 brethren at one time, most of whom remain
alive until now, but some have fallen asleep.
And then he appeared to James and then to all
the apostles. And last of all, as it were to
one untimely born, he appeared also to me. A
historical event, 500 eyewitnesses in space -time
history. God the Son came, lived a perfect life,
died upon the cross to pay for your sin, my sin,
and the sins of all people of all time. And it
is a gift to be received and to turn from our
sins and receive this gift. The gospel is good
news. It's not a program to become more moral.
When Jesus comes into your life, and his grace
begins to work, your life changes from the inside
out, and you become more moral in your thinking,
in your speech, in your attitudes. But it's a
relationship. Quick question. Do you know and
understand the content of the gospel? If you
don't, he will bombard you with doubts. Second,
do you know the basis for your eternal security
and assurance of your salvation? eternal security,
assurance. But he was writing, 1 John, he's writing
to the church there, and he says, this is the
record, or this is the testimony, or this is
the truth, that God has given us eternal life.
In other words, a gift. And this life is in his
son. Now listen carefully. He that has the son
has life. He that does not have the Son of God
does not have life. I grew up thinking if you
go to church, if you're a moral person, if your
good deeds wait out your bad deeds, then God
would kind of let you in. It's not based on that.
If you have the Son, it's relational. You have
life. Verse 13 of 1 John 5. These things I've
written to you. Are you ready? That you might
know that you have eternal life and believing.
Life in his son. I just want to tell you, not
having doubts about those things. Faith is based
on facts, not feelings. There's times where your
feelings, right? If any of you have been married
for very long or had a close relationship with
a friend, don't you have days where you don't
feel so good about them? There's days you don't
feel so good about God. There's days I don't
feel so close to God. That doesn't change the
facts. Facts, this is what happened. I've trusted
in him. The feelings. They're kind of the caboose.
Finally, sharing your faith is one of the most
powerful faith builders available, and often
the best defense is a good offense. And I'll
close with just a great story where I learned
this. I played basketball in college, and then
I got invited to play on a team throughout South
America. It was called Venture for Victory or
Sports Ambassadors. It was sort of a precursor
of Athletes in Action. We played every Olympic
team in every South American country save Uruguay.
And then we would do a little... like a clinic
in the morning. It might even play at smaller
schools. And then we would share the gospel at
halftime. And then for about an hour and a half
or two hours, people would come down and we would
talk and share our faith. I would share the gospel
probably 15, 20 times a day. And I don't know
about you, but I'd never done that before. And
I saw all these people come to Christ. It was
like Paul says, for I'm not ashamed of the gospel,
for it is the power of God and salvation. to
the Jew first and also to the Greek. And what
I realized was the power is not in the messenger,
the power is in the message. And I just share
this because when you can understand that...
This is a done deal because of who Jesus is and
what he's done. We were in Punta Arenas. It's
the southernmost city in the world. It was really
cold. We did warm -ups. You know, they didn't
have a heated gym. We did warm -ups with our
sweats on, the condensation on the floor. We
had been traveling. We did every major city in
Chile. And I was super, super tired. And we played
a bunch of games. We had about 40 games that
we did in about 30 days. And just emotionally,
it was like, forget it. But we had a really good
team from a lot of major, you know, we went 7
'1", 7', 6 '11", 6 '10", from Oregon, point guard
from New Mexico State. I mean, it was a great
team. How this little NAA got on the team, I
don't know, but I was glad I was there. As a
player, you always want, give me more time, coach,
give me more time. On this trip, it was like,
hey, anybody else want to come in? You know,
like, I am so exhausted. And so I just got mad.
And I just said, you know what? I'm not sharing
Christ afterwards. I'm tired. I'm done. I'm discouraged.
In fact, I'm depressed. You want someone to hear
about you? You can bring them to me. So, I mean,
that was not how you pray, but I'm telling you,
that's how I pray. It was like a child tantrum,
bad attitude. So, you know, the game's over,
and people are coming down, and all the players
are talking with people. I'm sitting right here.
Some kid walks up. And I memorized my testimony
in Spanish, and I knew enough to get along. And
this kid comes up and, eh, well, how do I know
about Jesus? Beat it, kid. So that had happened.
And so then a group of people came down, and
they wanted to talk, and they asked me questions.
And God, my hard heart sort of softened, and
I got up. So I started talking to people and
everything like that, and I gave the gospel clearly
and inwardly repented of my sin. And then I said,
has anyone ever had that experience where you've
trusted in Christ? And this little kid goes,
I have. I looked over and said, what? Oh, no.
And then he explained it to me. You couldn't
share the gospel worse with a worse attitude.
See, the power is not. Now, I'm not saying that's
how you should do it. But that day reminded me,
you know something? The power of God is in the
word of God and in the gospel itself. The more
you share it and you see its power, the more
you'll recognize the grace of God for yourself.
Before we move any farther in today's program,
I just have this strong sense that some of you
listening to my voice We're struck with the thought
that you doubt, you wonder about your salvation,
you wonder about your standing. Today is the
day to resolve it. It's not by works which we
have done, but according to His mercy He has
saved us. Right now, today, you can settle the
issue based on Jesus' work on the cross, His
payment for your sin. His resurrection, he offers
you right now a free gift. Right now, wherever
you are, I'm going to ask you to bow your heart,
even if you can't shut your eyes and say, Dear
Jesus, I want to settle this issue. I want to
be your son. I want to be your daughter. I want
my sins forgiven. I want protection from the
enemy of Satan and demons. And right now, in
Jesus' name, I ask you, please forgive my sins,
Father. Come into my life. Make me your son or
your daughter. I believe that your payment at
the cross was all that I need, and I want to
be in your family. Forgive me, cleanse me, and
give me the power now and the armor to live this
new life. In Jesus' name. We want to help you
in your new life. We want your feet shod with
the preparation of the gospel of peace. You can
know for sure. Your standing is clear. It's not
about you and what you've done. It's about Christ
and what he's done. Amen. Thanks, Chip. Well,
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this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip
Ingram. I'm Dave Drewy, and I hope you'll join
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